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Mothers and children7 quotes
You may keep one of your children. The other one must go. — SS Doctor · 1982Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is not. — James Joyce · 1915The greatest heroes that the world can know,
To women their original must owe. — Mary Collier · 1740Female animals defending their young are notoriously ferocious and lack the playful delight in combat which characterizes the mock combats of males of the same species. There seems very little ground for claiming that the mother of young children is more peaceful, more responsible, and more thoughtful for the welfare of the human race than is her husband or brother. — Margaret Mead · 1962Who ran to help me when I fell,
And would some pretty story tell,
Or kiss the place to make it well?
My mother. — Ann Taylor · 1804Mama always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them. — Forrest Gump · 1994All 7 quotes →Mother's love2 quotes
Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is not. — James Joyce · 1915Pride is one of the seven deadly sins; but it cannot be the pride of a mother in her children, for that is a compound of two cardinal virtues—faith and hope. — Charles Dickens · 1839Mothers2 quotes
Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is not. — James Joyce · 1915The greatest heroes that the world can know,
To women their original must owe. — Mary Collier · 1740Decisions and choices1 quote
You may keep one of your children. The other one must go. — SS Doctor · 1982Parents and children1 quote
You may keep one of your children. The other one must go. — SS Doctor · 1982Pride1 quote
Pride is one of the seven deadly sins; but it cannot be the pride of a mother in her children, for that is a compound of two cardinal virtues—faith and hope. — Charles Dickens · 1839Seven deadly sins1 quote
Pride is one of the seven deadly sins; but it cannot be the pride of a mother in her children, for that is a compound of two cardinal virtues—faith and hope. — Charles Dickens · 1839Women1 quote
The greatest heroes that the world can know,
To women their original must owe. — Mary Collier · 1740